diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c9388b..8b5f1ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ new ValidationApiProblem(new ConstraintViolationList([
 }
 ````
 
+The status code defaults to 400 and can be overridden:
+
+```php
+new ValidationApiProblem($violationList, 422);
+```
+
 #### BadRequestProblem
 
 ```php
diff --git a/spec/Http/ValidationApiProblemSpec.php b/spec/Http/ValidationApiProblemSpec.php
index d0f52c2..bfc1417 100644
--- a/spec/Http/ValidationApiProblemSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Http/ValidationApiProblemSpec.php
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ public function it_is_an_http_api_problem(): void
         $this->shouldHaveType(HttpApiProblem::class);
     }
 
+    public function it_can_be_constructed_with_a_custom_status_code(): void
+    {
+        $this->beConstructedWith(new ConstraintViolationList([]), 422);
+        $this->toArray()->shouldHaveKeyWithValue('status', 422);
+    }
+
     public function it_can_parse_to_array(): void
     {
         $this->toArray()->shouldBe([
diff --git a/src/Http/ValidationApiProblem.php b/src/Http/ValidationApiProblem.php
index 0b24b42..3c2b4c5 100644
--- a/src/Http/ValidationApiProblem.php
+++ b/src/Http/ValidationApiProblem.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class ValidationApiProblem extends HttpApiProblem
 {
     public const TYPE_SYMFONY_VIOLATIONS = 'https://symfony.com/errors/validation';
 
-    public function __construct(ConstraintViolationListInterface $violationList)
+    public function __construct(ConstraintViolationListInterface $violationList, int $statusCode = 400)
     {
         parent::__construct(
-            400,
+            $statusCode,
             [
                 'type' => self::TYPE_SYMFONY_VIOLATIONS,
                 'title' => 'Validation Failed',